Born Feb. 11, 1932, in Middleport, Ohio, he was the son of the late Thomas L. and Viola Bartrum Edwards.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Elaine Royer Edwards, in 1984. They were married in October 1953.

He retired from Fort Ritchie Army Base in Cascade in 1988.

He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army.

He was a member of Germantown Church of God in Cascade.

He was a member of Edwin C. Creager American Legion Post 168 of Thurmont, Md., and William Max McLaughlin VFW Post 695 of Waynesboro, Pa.

He is survived by three daughters, Deborah Valentine of Sabillasville, and Diane Finneyfrock and Donna Smith, both of Waynesboro; a son, Jackie L. Edwards of Pass Christian, Miss.; four sisters, Donna Higgins of Sturgis, Ky., Lucille Young of Columbus, Ohio, Betty Hatten of Jackson, Ohio, and Ruth Ann Parker of Greensboro, Ga.; two brothers, Charles Edwards of Cedar Buff, Va., and William Edwards of Racine, Ohio; two granddaughters; a grandson; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Colleen Van Meter, and a granddaughter.

Services will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Germantown Church of God, 16924 Raven Rock Road in Cascade. Pastor Paul Tobias will officiate. Burial will be in Bethel Church Cemetery in Cascade.

The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St. in Waynesboro.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Washington County, 101 E. Baltimore St., Hagerstown, MD 21740; or Germantown Church of God, 16924 Raven Rock Road, Cascade, MD 21719.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by three brothers, Reuben Filbrun, Malcolm Filbrun and Irvin Filbrun, all at home; maternal grandparents Lloyd and Denise Landes Bayer of Brookville, Ohio; paternal grandparents Dean and Martha Benedict Filbrun of Fayetteville; maternal great-grandparents Walter and Mildred Filbrun Bayer of Covington, Ohio, and Eldon and Janice Boitnott Landes of Englewood, Ohio; and paternal great-grandparents Lawrence Filbrun of Anderson, Ind., and Joe and Rhoda Myers Benedict of Fayetteville.

Services will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Falling Spring Congregation Old German Baptist Meeting House, Spring Run Road in Chambersburg, Pa. Elders Donald Hess, Roland Hess and Glen Jamison will officiate. Burial will be in Falling Spring Cemetery in Chambersburg.